Extreme Heat and Fire Weather Conditions in the West; Heavy Rain in the Southeast; Poor Air Quality

Extreme heat will begin to peak across the Desert Southwest. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Poor air quality persists from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast due to wildfire smoke. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Antelope County Airport (K4V9)

Lat: 42.11°NLon: 98.04°WElev: 1774ft.

Overcast

72°F

22°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SE 15 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Aug 11:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Royal NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Royal NE
 42.33°N 98.12°W (Elev. 1873 ft)
10:46 pm CDT Aug 5, 2025
11pm CDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 12, 2025
 
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